I went to my local walmart last weekend they had about 50 boxes on the shelf I got 2 18.99

Yep....that's exactly what it was.... Federal 550 bulk...went by the walmart today, and they didn't have any more on the shelf, and the clerk that was there yesterday was no where to be found. The clerk available today said that they sold out this morning....I asked about the pallet in the back, and he went back to look, and said he did not see any more of the 550 boxes...Asked about the price, and he said, "yeah, we had a computer mess-up, and the price was wrong....should have been $18.96..." I guess you just get lucky sometimes.....

thats awesome!

my 4500 rds from cabelas came in today so i should be good for a while. it still works out to $19.68/550 but thats cheaper than my walmarts.

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od: xd9 3"&4", 15-22, 1911 .22

Anybody in South Florida, the WalMart on Flamingo and Griffin Rd. has a bunch of it in stock, I think I saw somewhere around 30 boxes on Saturday. The Winchester 555 pack sucked btw, constant FTF.

Dunn's Sporting Goods currently has the Federal 745 22LR 36gr Copper Plated on sale for $169.99/ case with Free Shipping. Comes out to 3.2 cents per round. Not a bad price if cash flow permits.

https://www.shopdunns.com/products/2...r_plated_case/

Initially, I mis-read your reply. I thought it would be expensive to buy 745 rounds for $169.99. That does seem like a good deal.

Just got mine today and a good price

Federal Champion Target Rimfire Ammo Bulk Pack (525) Kittery Trading Post

dunns has the best deal ive seen so far.

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od: xd9 3"&4", 15-22, 1911 .22

Dunn's Sporting Goods: ordered on Monday last week and it was on my doorstep on Friday. $.032/round. I haven't found anything that cheap.

Last time I bought a few cases was April and it was $2/box cheaper. That must have been a special. But even at this price I haven't found anything online, or local, cheaper when you factor in no sales tax and free shipping.

Snake...if I'm reading the link correctly, isn't Kittery's price $4/box more?

It was 20.99 per brick & no charge for shipping ( it says you save 4.00 a box ) I might have to check Walmart next time I am in there.

Right. $20.99 after the $4 discount. You save the sales tax vs WalMart so in that regard it's less expensive. But Dunn's is $16.99 per box. Downside is you have to buy ten boxes.

Doesn't everyone buy in quantity?

I thought "in quantity" meant 100,000 rounds.

Right, i wished.

Well, there's big qualities and then there's BIG quantities!!!!

Seriously, I generally by .22s by the case from my LGS - standard $169.99/case.

i just ordered 1000 rds of 9mm. its definitely worth it to save up and buy in large quantities.

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od: xd9 3"&4", 15-22, 1911 .22

Gander mountain has the Federal bulk for sale @ 19.99 a box of 525. They had a ton of boxes too....here in Houston, TX!

I live about 15 miles from the main Federal Cartridge plant in Anoka, MN. I know many people who work there.

Just yesterday, I spoke with a person who's been there for many years. This person has been working 72 hrs a week all summer (even though they have a OT cap at 60 hrs!!!!) They have so many orders and just can't keep up with demand.

Evidently the backlog is pretty much across tbe board.

Rifle ammo is particularily behind due to a huge (multiple hundreds of millions of rounds) for a special custom round for an Arabian royal family's security forces....

I don't think the average shooter has any idea how big government (any government) orders. The news media gets bent out of shape over reports when some US agency buys 10 or 15 million rounds.

my gfs dad was telling me about when .40 came out, delta force started stockpiling .45 because they were worried it would stop being made. trucks and trucks and trucks of the stuff...

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od: xd9 3"&4", 15-22, 1911 .22

Ah our government is not ordering millions, it's billions.

OUR Government? Surely you jest...

Okay, let's not make this a political discussion.

I just ordered a 2,100 round metal case/can of Federal Champion from Cabela's. Shipped w/tax it comes to .05 cents per round. Hopefully it shoots well through the 15-22. I'ver read mostly good about it online.

Cabela's: Federal Champion .22 LR Ammunition with Ammo Can

Should fire just fine I buy plenty of it at walmart. I dont get the nice case but it only cost abour 3.5 cents per round.

you have to consider that the ammo can is a $10-15 value so you're really paying closer to 4c/rd. thats still a little more than some of the better deals which are less than 3.5c/rd. either way, i use federal 95% of the time and i love it so congrats.

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od: xd9 3"&4", 15-22, 1911 .22

Just ordered 14 boxes of 375 round bulk packs from Cabela's online yesterday. Free shipping to my local store here in Phoenix and I can pick it up there. $12.99 per box, about .03 per round. Even with sales tax, right at $200.00. Best deal I have seen in a while. I shoot tactical .22 matches at my club and I can't resist stocking up when I find ammo this cheap. Good luck on the ammo hunt.
RichH

Been looking for some 550 federal bulk ammo, and finally found 2 at a not-so-local walmart. Paid them a visit and scooped them up, along with 100 rounds .45ACP federal ammo, just in case my LGR doesn't have my preferred ammo. Tomorrow should be fun.

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Kimber SigSauer Smith&Wesson

WALMART DOES NOT SUPPORT SHOOTERS!!!! i know its a strange idea that a place where most of us will buy products a few times a week and get a lissens to hunt at wouldnt support us but its just fact. every year more walmarts discontinue their gun departments. they cut back more and more on their ammo as well. hell i have been to SUPER WALLY's who dont have a single gun for sale in them yet have 50 diffrent airsoft ***. this has started to invade their ammo as well. i went to a San Antionio wallmart and couldnt find 9mm, 44 mag, 410, and a few other popular ammo types. just face it walmart is in the pocket of the administration and will keep drinking the coolaid. i mean after all their colors were originally BLUE! (and as far as ammo shortage in .22 lr, i can still buy it at the hardware store for 500 rounds at 18 dollars FED)

i stopped wasting my time trying to find ammo at walmart and just order online now.

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od: xd9 3"&4", 15-22, 1911 .22

I see that Dunn's Sporting goods has their Federal 525 packs back in stock. 10 boxes for $169.99 delivered.
https://www.shopdunns.com/products/2...r_plated_case/

Are you guys seeing excessive wax and/or duds with your federal bulk packs? I bought some 2625 rounds of the 525 blue box over the winter and they had the aforementioned problems. This has made hesitant in buying federal.

Federal Classic Bulk 525 is the ONLY ammo I have had /absolutely/ no problems with. I've had FTE and FTF and even OOB with CCI Tactical and Blazers (not many, admittedly), but not with Federal.

Never had any such problem in over 8k of the stuff through my 15-22. Probably another 20k through other .22s over the past four or five years. Lots of urban myths about Federals and wax that have no basis in fact get posted on the Internet.

If there's a wax buildup of some kind on the bullets or cases, it's most likely caused by improper storage somewhere along the line. The coat is so thin you have to scrape the bullet itself with a fingernail to actually see any wax under normal circumstances.

I was actually thinking that they may have been shipped or stored in an area of excessive heat. Up until this time I never had problems with federals and swore by them. I was just shocked that I could visibly see the wax on many rounds.

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That's the most likely scenario, but I have never run across the problem.

I ordered some Federal from CTD last night and received an email this morning stating: We have been notified by our drop ship warehouse that the following item was unable to ship on your order due to depletion of inventory. If payment was made by personal check, money order, or cashiers check, a refund check will follow by mail. If payment was made by credit/debit card, your card will be refunded.
That sux because I had ordered the Federals in addition to some other brands to combine the shipping costs. The shipping for the Federals was only a couple of dollars extra.

This seems to be a really good price for delivered ammo. Did they have timely delivery or were you backordered?

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Miss My Buddy crsides!!

I got mine about 4 days later, although I ordered them a couple weeks ago.